Woody, Buzz and the other toys end up here as a result of Lotso's betrayal and face certain, inevitable death until they are rescued by the Aliens operating a giant claw. The claw carries the toys here and they, after rejoining with the Aliens, hitch a ride home via Sid's garbage truck. It is also where Lotso is found and picked up by a garbage man who had once owned a Lots-o'-Huggin Bear as a kid.The incinerator scene is the darkest scene ever made in any Pixar film.The Buzz Lightyear of Star Command episode "Stranger Invasion" has Emperor Zurg requesting incinerators instead of a standard garbage smasher in a new base, as they would be far more difficult to escape from.The incinerator scene is one of two scenes in Toy Story 3 where Andy's toys prepare for a seemingly unavoidable death, the other being the "death by monkeys" scene in the intro (which turns out to be Andy's playtime).In both scenes, the toys hold hands and close their eyes as they prepare for the worst.In both scenes, this is preceded by a failed attempt to run away.Munir: Hello and welcome to our first Pixar review from this decade. Today, we are going to review Pixar’s mega hit, Toy Story 3. Released almost 11 years after the second film premiered, it’s not exaggerating to say that TS3 was one of the most anticipated movies ever. The pressure was high on Pixar, since the first two are beloved films, and thankfully, it delivered. Audiences were crazy for it, critics loved it, and it became the first animated movie to cross the 1-billion-dollar mark. It won two academy awards for best animated film and for best original song, and it was the third and, so far, the last animated movie to be nominated for best picture. Virginia: Toy Story was my favorite thing as a kid, and I remember wondering when they were going to make a third film.
Seeing Toy Story 3 in theaters was a phenomenal experience, and I do like the movie, but I don’t love it anymore. A few years of reflection have made me appreciate the series’ second installment more and more, whereas I feel at times that Toy Story 3 borrows too many ideas from 2. M: As you say, watching it in theaters was a fantastic experience, and I still love the film after almost 10 years since its release. I think that it’s a natural progression from the first two, and a beautiful and touching ending (at least that’s what we thought at the time) to the trilogy. While some themes can be seen in the other two films, particularly the second one, I don’t see that as borrowing, but that they are simply the overarching themes of all three films.